Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12187

The Parliamentary Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) supports an extension of the European Solidarity Corps for the period 2021-2027. At their meeting on 4 February, MEPs supported the Commission's idea of including humanitarian activities outside the EU in this programme. They also supported a clear distribution of the budget, with a strong emphasis on voluntary activities.

The European Solidarity Corps was launched in December 2016 by the European Commission (see EUROPE 11684) to...